Thill-coupling



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' E. L. CORDREY.

THILL GOUPLING.

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HENRY L. CORDREY, OF MOUNT UNION, IOVA.

THlLL-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,403, dated September 2, 1890.

Application tiled May 2, 1890. Serial No. 350,331. (No model.)

l To aZZ-'iwhom it puny concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY L. CORDEEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Union, in the county of Henry and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Anti-Rattler and Thill- Coupling; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description' of Atheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. v

.My invention relates to a combined thillcoupler and anti-rattler; and it consists of the ordinary axle-clip having two outwardly-extending supporting-arms, a flat spring one end of which abuts against the thill-iron and the other is secured to a tumbler having a cam at one end and an arm at the other, provided at or near its base with a lug or projection. This tumbler serves a double purpose-z'. e., to take up the tension of the spring and make it bear against the bottom ot' the thill-iron, thus forming an anti-rat tler, and also for holding in the loose pin that couples the thill-iron to the supporting-arms.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention applied. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail side elevation of the tumbler, showing the cam on t-he same.

In the said drawings, A 'represents the axle of a vehicle; B, the clip which is secured to thel same by means of the clip-plate and nuts.

C andC are outwardly-extending supporting-arms having suitable bolt-holes c c', said arms C and C being cast integral with the clip A, thus forming a jack-clip. The arm C has a cut-away portion c2 on its upper surface.

D is a thill-iron, which is pivoted to arms :C and C by meansof vcoupling-pin d, having a countersunk head. d is a portion of a shaft secured to said thill-iron.

E is a dat anti-rattling spring, one end of which abuts against the eye of the thill-iron at e, the spring being bent in the form shown in the drawings. The other end of spring E is passed up between the eyebolt of the thilliron and clip B and secured around the axle F ofthe tumbler. On one end of the said axle F is secured a cam f, which works on the' top of arm C. To the other end of this axle is,

secured an operating-army, having at or near its free end a lug or pin f2. This operatingarm has a cut-away portion f3, which engages and works on the cut-away portion c2 on arm C.

The operation of my device is as follows: It will, for purposes of illustration, be supposed that all the parts, except the jack-clip, are detached. I iirst place the anti-rattler spring E in position between the arms C and C. I then place the eye of the chill-iron in position. Thepin d is passed through the arms C and C and the eye of the thill iron, thus securing the parts together, said arm C having a countersunk portion, in which the head of pin d is countersunk. I now take hold of loperating lever or arm f and press it down over the countersunk pin, thus rmly securing it in place and preventing it from coming out, the cut-away portion fengaging and Working in cut-away portion c2 on arm C. In pressing this operating-lever down the tension of the anti-rattler spring E is taken up by means of cam f, which works on arm C, and said spring is pressed up against the eye of the thil-l-iron D. It will thus be seen that by my device a quick, ready, and perfect thill-coupling and anti-rattler is provided, thereby facilitating the rchange from pole to shafts, and vice versa.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. An anti-rattler consisting of a spring located between the thill-iron and axle-clip, an axle or bearing secured to one end of said spring, and a cam-tension-regulating device secured to said axle or bearing, substantially as described.

2. An anti-rattler consisting of a spring, one end of which abuts against the eye of the thill-iron and the `other end working between said ironand clip, a shaft or axle aroundv ICO of the coupling-pin, a cut-away portion on said operating-arm engaging the cutaway portion on one of the arms of the ax1ec1ip, and 15 a lug secured near the bottom of said operating-arm, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY L. CORDREY. Witnesses:

WILLIAM SWARD, W. J. HAMILTON. 

